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LATEST ARTICLES ( 402 )

• Can We Influence People to Start Practicing Meditation?

  Some days back Ryan talked about Dhamma job – an idea about integrating meditation into our daily lives and involving more and more people in meditation practic... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Friendship Timing

  A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about Right Friendship where I expressed that I needed to withdraw from friendships while I established my practice. Very... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Gratitude

  Written by Dipanshu Mansingka from Hyderabad, IndiaIt’s been a week since Pujya Guruji passed away.For 2 days I felt different as across world meditators... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Remembering Goenka

  

  I look at this picture and cannot help but smile. From it, the sensations I feel remind me of the warm feeling of love I had as a young boy looking at my... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Joint Fight Against Suffering

  As a kid, it doesn’t take long to see that conflict and war are a part of civilization. We also see how groups of people with diverse backgrounds can unify... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Bad Vipassana Meditator: What Five Precepts?

  You know that feeling you get when you go to slurp some warm chai tea (or coffee, you choose) only to find it has gone cold? That’s the feeling I get when... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• My Identity

  I’ve come to realize that my happiness is linked to how closely I’m living my identity. I live my identity by spending time  with things that I identify with.... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Dhamma Job

  I would love to get paid to contribute to people’s lives that actually helps them. I’ve worked in non-profits and schools, but the most meaningful tool I know t... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Finding Inner Peace

  As we continue our practice and navigate the sensations as they arise and pass, we find more space inside of us when we are concentrated. That space, sometimes... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Loving Home

  Meditation has helped me learn how to love myself, but how do I extend this into a loving home, a loving family, and a loving friend network. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Reality as It is

  

  The fifth precept: to abstain from intoxicants, has been a part of Vipassana I have not seen the need of to try and maintain. But thanks to many of you who... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Settling Into Conflict

  There are times when my life is simply confusing. Some project may seem insurmountable, or some relationship irreconcilable, or some complication unsolvable, bu... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Right Friendship

  When I started a regular meditation practice my social time was reduced considerable both by the 2 hours I was meditating in my free time, and by the reduction... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Night Life

  I basically no longer have a night life. When I first committed to meditating, it was a major struggle to force myself to stay at home rather than going out... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• What Is My Belief?

  I’ve heard that one of the stages along the path is the point where you are 100% confident that Vipassana is the technique that will take you to the final goal... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Giving Up Alcohol

  

  The 5th precept – abstaining from intoxicants- has always been a part of Vipassana that I have conveniently forgotten. My job, the people in my life, where I... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Group Sitting Persistence

  I started hosting a weekly group sitting 1 year ago. My simple goal was to meet other meditators in my area, and since there wasn’t currently a group sitting... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Just Rushing By

  “You always look like you’re running from somewhere,” said a coworker as I rushed by. “Well, I always am.” I laughed as I said it. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Vipassana and Mindfulness Meditation

  The SIY ( Search Inside Yourself) organization founded by Chad Meng Tan had recently organized a small competition in which we had to share a story of how... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A New Perspective on Leadership

  I’ve recently accepted a new leadership role. I haven’t been in a legitimate leadership role since before I started meditating so it has been interesting to... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY